Arthur asks for Sarfaraz’s head

Karachi, August 5 

Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has recommended to the PCB’s Cricket Committee that Sarfaraz Ahmed be sacked from captaincy as he himself sought two more years to deliver “remarkable results”.

The committee reviewed team’s performances in the last three years, including the World Cup, where Pakistan could not qualify for the semifinals. According to a source, Arthur suggested to the members that Shahdab Khan should replace Sarfaraz as captain in the limited-overs formats while Babar Azam should be given the reins of the Test side. “I need two more years with the Pakistan team and then I can deliver remarkable results,” Arthur is believed to have told the committee.

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